Choosing joy involves spiritual surrender, and sometimes we would rather hold on to the pain than surrender our egos. — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
Thy love is singular when all thy delight is in Jesus Christ and in no other thing finds joy and comfort. — Richard Rolle Copy Share Image
Death is an endless night so awful to contemplate that it can make us love life and value it with such passion… — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
What has stayed true in my life as a writer is my dedication to writing - I try to write every day,… — Denise Duhamel Copy Share Image
My son Tusshar has given me a wonderful reason to be grateful for my life. My grandson has brought such joy in… — Jeetendra Copy Share Image
Has any movie captured a moment in social, let alone musical, history with as much acuity and joy as 'A Hard Day's… — Richard Corliss Copy Share Image
“The news can be poison to your soul, don't let it kill your joy, be compassionate but not consumed. Be empathetic not… — Rob Liano Copy Share Image
Theatre is such a joy because it's a group effort. Everyone has to move in tandem. It was lovely to be able… — Sarah Goldberg Copy Share Image
“Men and women who turn their lives over to God will discover that He can make a lot more out of their… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
We are walking down the street holding hands. There is a playground at the end of the block, and I run to… — Audrey Niffenegger Copy Share Image
To photograph is to hold one's breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. It's at that precise moment that mastering… — Henri Cartier-Bresson Copy Share Image
As a father and grandfather, I have witnessed firsthand the joy of new life entering the world. I know the pain and… — Solomon Ortiz Copy Share Image
There is an enormous joy and satisfaction in doing what you really want to do and are best fitted to do. When… — Tenzin Palmo Copy Share Image
When you say, 'I enjoy doing this or that', it is really a misperception. It makes it appear that the joy comes… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
Sport is quite a simple thing. It is play, and in play, people of all ages find the chance to engage their… — Timothy Shriver Copy Share Image
It's hard for me to describe the joy I felt after I stood up and rode wave in for the first time… — Bethany Hamilton Copy Share Image
joy and sorrow are inseparable. . . together they come and when one sits alone with you . . remember that the… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
The first step to happiness is deciding what you want, the second step is doing whatever it takes to get it and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
One strain could call up the quivering expectancy of Christmas Eve, childhood, joy and sadness, the lonely wonder of a star — Maud Hart Lovelace Copy Share Image
It hurts me to see you date knowing that I held you first, knowing that I loved you first, knowing that I… — Chris Castillo Copy Share Image
“...Hope is a ridiculous failing that we need to harbour in order to lead a serene life…” — Janvier Chouteu-Chando Copy Share Image
Human beings have illusions. The enlightened don't have illusions. They see things as they are, and in that seeing, they see ecstasy… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Raising a family is life's greatest joy, but it can also be humbling. You cannot do it alone. — Erin O'Toole Copy Share Image
The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - excellence. To know how to do something well is to… — Pearl S. Buck Copy Share Image
Joy lies in the fight, in the attempt, in the suffering involved, not in the victory itself — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
In our relations with the people around us, we forgive them more readily for what they do, which they can help, than… — Anna Brownell Jameson Copy Share Image
The joy is in the creation. So I've never had a target audience, it's always been about being true to the work… — Rob Bell Copy Share Image
We have within ourselves Enough to fill the present day with joy, And overspread the future years with hope. — William Wordsworth Copy Share Image
“Love is your greatest asset, fear is your greatest liability, and joy is your greatest reward.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
Spirituality lies in regarding existence merely as a vehicle for contemplation, and contemplation merely a vehicle for joy. — George Santayana Copy Share Image
Gratitude is the joy that arises in response to God’s good will toward us in all his gifts. — John Piper Copy Share Image
What she wants to say has to do not only with joy but with the penetrating, constant fear that is joy's other… — Michael Cunningham Copy Share Image
Deep, contended joy comes from a place of complete security and confidence [in God] - even in the midst of trial. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If you want to do one good thing in the world, the best thing you can do is give other people joy. — Goswami Kriyananda Copy Share Image
Grief and love are conjoined, you don't get one without the other. All I can do is love her, and love the… — Jandy Nelson Copy Share Image
“There is strange comfort in knowing that no matter what happens today, the Sun will rise again tomorrow.” — Aaron Lauritsen Copy Share Image
In the vastness of space and the immensity of time, it is my joy to share a planet and an epoch with… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, Lie in three words,-health, peace, and competence. — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
The experiences you'll have, the people you'll love, the jobs, the joys, the sorrows, the way you'll die. It is all predestined,… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Seek something outside your nine-to-five job as an additional source of fulfillment and as a way to feel the joy of helping… — Harold S. Kushner Copy Share Image